Where fiSh and baZil nailed it:
a) Explanation for why stem diameter is strongly and positively correlated with stem length- structure related to function and survival (stability)
b) Abundant data collection- measurements posted regularly
Potential for improvement:
a) Small sample size- only three plants is a highly error-prone sample size
b) Could be a longitudinal study from newly sprouted seedlings onward- That way, the structure of stems could be assessed at various ages
Questions raised:
a) How does the growth rate of the stem diameter vary with the plant's age?
b) Were the fish immediately replaced upon each death? If not, did that result in a growth slowdown at any point? (If the answer to the growth slowdown question is yes, what would a cross-section of the stem look like under a microscope with respect to cell spacing?)
a) Explanation for why stem diameter is strongly and positively correlated with stem length- structure related to function and survival (stability)
b) Abundant data collection- measurements posted regularly
Potential for improvement:
a) Small sample size- only three plants is a highly error-prone sample size
b) Could be a longitudinal study from newly sprouted seedlings onward- That way, the structure of stems could be assessed at various ages
Questions raised:
a) How does the growth rate of the stem diameter vary with the plant's age?
b) Were the fish immediately replaced upon each death? If not, did that result in a growth slowdown at any point? (If the answer to the growth slowdown question is yes, what would a cross-section of the stem look like under a microscope with respect to cell spacing?)